F&C's Hollands a neighbour of murdered MI6 spy

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F&C head of corporate affairs Jason Hollands has spoken of the "gruesome" murder of British spy Gareth Williams.

Hollands lives near Williams' Pimlico apartment and was interviewed by the BBC after police found the MI6 employee's body stuffed in a holdall in a bath. "It's truly gruesome," he says. "This is a very mixed area. I have spoken to the next-door neighbour, who knew nothing." On Monday, police discovered the body of the 30-year-old missing MI6 worker after breaking into the flat. Williams, from Anglesey, is believed to have been murdered two weeks ago, although a post-mortem examination carried out on Wednesday proved inconclusive. The examination found he had not been shot or sta...

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